Tilix (Cytracon Fork)

Repository: https://github.com/cytracon/tilix
Upstream: https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix (minimal maintenance; maintainers wanted)
Current version: 1.9.8-cytracon.11
Install script: scripts/tilix-cytracon.sh (install · update · package · publish · desktop)
Primary desktop: Omarchy (Arch + Hyprland). Ubuntu/GNOME still works.

What it is. Cytracon Tilix is a tiling terminal for Omarchy (Arch + Hyprland). Use it as Super+Return: split panes, bookmarks, AI CLIs (Grok, Codex, or your own), and ops commands. Shop hosts and SSH paths stay in your Preferences — they are not shipped here. omarchy install tilix also enables the bar plugin.

Tiling terminal emulator for Linux (GTK 3 + VTE). Upstream Tilix features remain; this fork adds security fixes, header-bar productivity tools, Omarchy/Hyprland integration, and file-manager integration for Nautilus and Nemo.

Original project site: tilix-web.

Release rule: Bei jeder neuen Version immer mit anpassen:
source/gx/tilix/constants.d · docs/CYTRACON-CHANGELOG.md · README.md (diese Datei) · Tag v1.9.8-cytracon.N · ./scripts/build-omarchy.sh · tilix-cytracon package / publish.
Never commit hostnames, IPs, SSH keys, or shop paths — those belong in Preferences / local env only.

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Cytracon features

Header bar (navigation)

Control	What it does	Shortcut
Bookmarks	Searchable popover, accordion by theme	Ctrl+Shift+B
AI	Tools + Grok / Codex recent sessions (accordion)	Ctrl+Shift+A
Ops	Shops, server/cache/status, ops layout, session log	Ctrl+Shift+Q

Preferences (fully configurable)

• Preferences → AI Tools — define CLIs (name\|start\|resume {id}\|list)
• Preferences → Cytracon
  • Command launch mode: current terminal / split right / split down / new session
  • Confirm destructive bookmark/quick commands
  • Show/hide header buttons
  • Unified recent AI count
  • Session log directory (default ~/.claude/session-logs)
  • Ops session JSON path
  • Shops list (name\|command)
  • Quick actions (name\|command\|section)

Shops and quick actions are empty by default — configure in Preferences (no host/SSH infrastructure is baked into the app).

Security & reliability

Item	Notes
OSC 7 crash fix	Invalid directory URIs no longer segfault the process
Safer paste heuristics	Beyond sudo+newline
Trigger / custom-link shell confirm	Default on
Password insert	Never synced to other panes; optional remote warning
AI resume by kind	Grok sessions never open under Codex
Bookmark / menu buttons	Correct per-row command (D loop-capture fix)
Omarchy / Hyprland	Wayland wrapper, xdg-terminal-exec, tiled window rules, theme-set hook
Bookmarks install safety	Pack scripts never overwrite bookmarks.json (symlink-safe)

File manager integration

Manager	Status
Nautilus (Omarchy default)	Hardened Python extension data/nautilus/open-tilix.py
Nemo	Hardened .nemo_action entries + tilix-open-location helper

Nemo does not load Nautilus Python extensions. Use the Nemo installer below.

Other

• Copy scrollback to clipboard: Ctrl+Shift+O
• Copy scrollback to session-log directory (Ops menu)
• Example packs: data/cytracon/ (bookmarks example, ops session layout)
• Docs: Omarchy · Audit · Changelog · Auto-Update

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Install & auto-update (all machines)

Repo	public — https://github.com/cytracon/tilix
Root / sudo	nie — installiert nach ~/.local
Compiler auf Laptops	nicht nötig (vorgefertigtes linux-x86_64 Package)
Token	nicht nötig für Install/Update (public)

One script: scripts/tilix-cytracon.sh

Nach Install auch als: tilix-update · tilix-cytracon · install-tilix-cytracon (~/.local/bin).

# --- Jeder PC: install / update ---
# Bevorzugt: bash (nicht ./ und NIE sudo)
bash tilix-cytracon.sh

# danach:
tilix-update
tilix-update --check
tilix-update --force
tilix-update --timer          # optional: täglich (systemd --user)
tilix-cytracon desktop        # Desktop / Hyprland / xdg-terminal-exec (ohne Kill)
# tilix-cytracon desktop --kill  # optional: laufende Tilix-Fenster beenden

Ohne lokale Datei

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cytracon/tilix/master/scripts/tilix-cytracon.sh | bash

Build-PC (Omarchy)

cd ~/src/tilix
./scripts/build-omarchy.sh
tilix-cytracon package
GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_… tilix-cytracon publish

Was das Install-Script macht

Schritt	Ziel
Binary	~/.local/libexec/tilix
Wrapper	~/.local/bin/tilix (Wayland + xdg-terminal-exec)
Updater	~/.local/bin/tilix-update
Desktop	X-TerminalArg* for Omarchy Super+Return
Schemas / icons / gresource	~/.local/share/
Kill offener Fenster	nein (nur desktop --kill explizit)

~/.local/bin muss vor /usr/bin in PATH stehen.

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Building

./scripts/build-omarchy.sh
tilix-cytracon package
tilix-cytracon desktop

Dependencies: gtkd / vte ≥ 3.11.0. Runtime: GTK 3.18+, VTE 0.46+, dconf.

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Scripts reference

Script	Purpose
scripts/tilix-cytracon.sh	install · update · package · publish · desktop
scripts/build-omarchy.sh	Native LDC release build
scripts/tilix-update.sh	Alias of tilix-cytracon.sh
scripts/install-tilix-cytracon.sh	Alias of tilix-cytracon.sh
scripts/tilix-open-location	Hardened open path/URI for file managers
scripts/install-nemo-tilix-actions.sh	Nemo context-menu actions
scripts/install-cytracon-packs.sh	Example sessions
install.sh	Full resource install

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Tags

Tag	Highlights
v1.9.8-cytracon.11	Omarchy/Hyprland primary: Wayland wrapper, xdg-terminal-exec, tiled rules, theme hook, full resources
v1.9.8-cytracon.10	No infra hardcodes; shops/ops/remote AI only via Settings
v1.9.8-cytracon.9	Bookmark/AI capture fix, Grok/Codex accordion + kind resume
v1.9.8-cytracon.8	Resume kind fix (no Grok→Codex)
v1.9.8-cytracon.7	Bookmark accordion by theme
v1.9.8-cytracon.4	Full Cytracon workflow UI + prefs
v1.9.8-cytracon.1	Security hardening baseline

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Support & license

• Issues: https://github.com/cytracon/tilix/issues
• Upstream issues / translations: https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix
• License: MPL-2.0